From the article: This is a fundamental belief of the Latter-day Saints. If there had not been an apostasy, there would have been no need for a restoration.
The only way Jackson could have said this better was to emphasize that Lds consider this "THE" apostasy -- not just "an" -- meaning Lds say ALL Christians have been part of the apostate church for the past 1500-1900 years! Even Jackson says: ...that the church of the Savior and his Apostles in the Old World came to an end within a century after its formation.
So here Jesus prophesied that the gates of hell would not prevail against His Church (Matt. 18:16). Mormons therefore must believe Jesus lied or was mistaken as a false prophet.
Furthermore, Joseph Smith had to dig a big enough spiritual graveyard to hold all of Christianity. Why? Because as this writer says, "If there had not been an apostasy, there would have been no need for a restoration. [Jackson means here a TOTAL, COMPLETE apostasy...'cause otherwise, no need for Smith to be the Superman on the scene...no total apostasy, then Smith is de-converted from Superman to superfluous man]
None of the verses Jackson cites ever highlight a complete apostasy.
And just so everybody is clear: Mormons have been claiming what Jackson wrote in this article 25 years ago for the past 180 years! Jackson says the early Christians were all guilty of doctrine corruption; Joseph Smith accused ALL Christian professors of being corrupt. In fact, Smith said that ALL (not just some) of Christian creeds were "an abomination" to the Mormon god.
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Makes it kinda hard to believe Glenn Beck’s really after the truth.
Mormons are very good people. They are not God’s people!
Jesus during his Palestinian ministry
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Well right there’s a big part of the problem...
someone didnt read the Bible...
Jesus was never in a place called “Palestine”
Jesus was born in Bethlehem in Israel...
Fled to Egypt with His parents when He was a few weeks old...
Came back to Israel when He was about 2 years old and lived in Nazareth until He was 30...
Once a year he went to Jerusalem to worship at the Temple...
When He was 30 He traveled up and down Israel ministering and preaching and teaching and healing the sick and casting out devils....
After 3 years He was crucified and shed His life giving blood on the cross and died to save whomever will...
The third day He rose again...
He traveled around Israel for the nexr 40 days and was seen by many people...
From Israel He ascended into Heaven...
Nope no Palestine in the Bible...
If Joey Smith had ever read the Christian bible and believed it and obeyed the God of the Bible, he would not have wanted to make up his own foul pagan religion to cover his evil activities...
so is my word that goes out from my mouth:
It will not return to me empty,
but will accomplish what I desire
and achieve the purpose for which I sent it.
Isaiah 55:11